37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 3, 1978 · 23:40 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Mid Continent
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N333JH
Reported as
Piper 601PSMITH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear retracted on landing rollout. No malfunction found. Gear handle required excessive force on 2 of 5 cycles
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. GEAR HANDLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE ON 2 OF 5 CYCLES